Analysis on the Urban-Rural Difference Impact of Aging on Health Care Expenditure
10.76641CHE20140516
- VernacularTitle:人口老龄化对医疗保健消费支出影响的城乡差异研究
- Author:
Haixing CHENG
;
Manzhou ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
aging;
health care expenditure;
urban-rural difference;
panel data models
- From:
Chinese Health Economics
2014;(5):51-52
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To study the urban and rural difference impacts of aging on health care expenditure. Methods: Using 2002-2011 panel data of 31 provinces throughout the country to build fixed effect models for the urban and rural areas and make comparative analysis. Results: For urban and rural areas, there are significant differences in the impact of aging on health care expenditure, the estimated coefficients are 0.13 and 0.48 respectively. Conclusion:Under the background of the aging process, it needs to strengthen the construction of rural medical insurance system in China, increase financial support and rural health resource allocation.
